稱讚

See also: 称赞, 稱贊, and 称賛

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	to praise
trad. (稱讚/稱贊)		稱	讚/贊
simp. (称赞)		称	赞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngzàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄗㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zaan³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̂n-chan
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ zang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngzàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄗㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengzàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-tsan⁴
    • Yale: chēng-dzàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengtzann
    • Palladius: чэнцзань (čɛnczanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ zaan³
    • Yale: chīng jaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ zan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̂n-chan
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciin´ zan
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cin¹ zan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡san⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chàn
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tsàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡san⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ zang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng tsàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ²¹³/

Verb

稱讚

1. (transitive) to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment

Synonyms

• 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
• 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
• 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
• 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
• 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
• 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
• 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
• 嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
• 捧 (pěng)
• 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
• 禮讚／礼赞 (lǐzàn)
• 稱美／称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
• 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ)
• 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
• 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (literary)
• 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)
• 稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng)
• 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
• 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)
• 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇獎／夸奖 (kuājiǎng)
• 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn)
• 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng)
• 讚美／赞美 (zànměi)
• 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ)
• 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng)
• 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn)
• 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 誇獎 (“to praise; to compliment”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		誇獎, 稱讚, 稱許, 讚許, 嘉許, 讚揚, 誇讚
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	誇, 誇獎, 稱讚
Mandarin	Singapore	稱讚, 誇獎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	讚, 誇獎
	Hong Kong	讚
	Singapore (Guangfu)	讚, 誇獎
Gan	Nanchang	誇, 誇獎, 稱讚
Hakka	Meixian	誇, 誇獎, 誇讚, 稱讚, 讚, 讚揚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	誇獎, 稱讚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	安哢, 誇獎
Southern Min	Xiamen	呵咾
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	呵咾
	Quanzhou	呵咾
	Zhangzhou	呵咾
	Zhao'an	呵咾
	Tainan	呵咾
	Penang (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Manila (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Chaozhou	呵咾
	Shantou	呵咾, 誇獎, 誇, 讚揚, 稱讚
	Singapore (Teochew)	呵咾
	Leizhou	呵咾

Derived terms

• 交口稱讚／交口称赞

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稱讚):

• → Japanese: 称賛(しょうさん) (shōsan)
• → Korean: 칭찬(稱讚) (chingchan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
稱	讚

Noun

稱讚 • (chingchan) (hangeul 칭찬)

1. Hanja form^? of 칭찬 (“compliment, praise”).